[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-shut-up-young-lady-obediently-hand-over-the-mone":3,"chapter-shut-up-young-lady-obediently-hand-over-the-mone-shut-up-young-lady-obediently-hand-over-the-mone-chapter-159":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Shut Up, Young Lady, Obediently Hand Over The Money And Don't Confess!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1798362,2397,"Chapter 159 : Princess… Angle...","shut-up-young-lady-obediently-hand-over-the-mone-chapter-159",159,"\u003Cp>Felyn gently patted Dorothy’s head. Her soft, lilac-pink hair was thick and fluffy, just as pleasant to the touch as Viloti’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear she had put in effort tonight. She wore a white nightgown, her face lightly made up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The glitter at the corner of her eyes shimmered under the moonlight, making her look just like a fairytale princess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh right, she was a real princess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Felyn, it feels like I haven’t seen you in forever.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorothy rubbed her cheek against Felyn’s chest, standing on tiptoe, trying to get even closer to his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Highness is always busy with royal duties. If I came too often, I’d feel like I’m bringing ruin to the Empire.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorothy lightly thumped his shoulder with her soft pink fist. “Brother Felyn, didn’t we agree you wouldn’t call me ‘Your Highness’ anymore?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, alright. No more ‘Your Highness.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felyn picked her up in his arms. She was light, but her figure was surprisingly well-developed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I brought you some manga. Not sure if you’ll like it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He set down a whole set of manga volumes—ones he remembered Dorothy mentioning during a past visit. So, he had gone out and bought them for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow! Thank you, Brother Felyn! How did you know I wanted this?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hugging him tightly, Dorothy bounced in excitement, her joy bursting out in every move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because I remember everything you say.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Felyn, can I start reading it now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felyn nodded and sat down on the carpet, placing Dorothy on his lap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smelled nice. Soft and fragrant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felyn considered himself a bit of an expert when it came to girls’ scents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viloti always carried a faint cherry blossom fragrance, like the first breeze of early spring in the mountains. Zervanie smelled like fresh cucumber—green and crisp, just like sun-drenched grass in midsummer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daiyi wore a high-end vetiver perfume. Adeline had the scent of pink roses kissed by morning dew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in his arms now, Dorothy smelled like creamy milk mixed with oranges—sweet and delicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felyn wore long pants and a short-sleeved shirt tonight. He could feel the soft fabric of Dorothy’s gown rubbing against his bare arms—and beneath it, the warmth of her tender skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled out a hair tie and gently gathered her pink-purple locks into a neat ponytail, pinning her bangs back with a clip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was part of Dorothy’s reading ritual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After over a year of working with her, Felyn had come to understand all of her habits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the moonlight streaming in through the open window, Dorothy sat nestled in his lap, her eyes focused on the open manga spread out on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felyn had reminded her countless times that reading in dim light would hurt her eyes, but Dorothy’s magic seemed to heal everything on its own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room was quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the occasional sound of a turning page echoed in the stillness—soft and pleasant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The window was open, and the early autumn breeze wasn’t too cold. It felt refreshing on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felyn gently stroked Dorothy’s head as he looked out at the night sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep in the heart of the castle, in the royal bedchamber of a princess, Felyn had found an unexpected peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His contract with Dorothy was simple: to be her friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of the Demon King’s power within her, she was feared and alienated by her own family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felyn was the only one who, after learning the truth, still chose to be near her. The only one who chose to be her friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the time, Felyn thought—poverty was scarier than the Demon King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if his client might be the Demon King’s proxy on Earth, she paid very well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among all his clients, Dorothy was the most normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t hit him, didn’t yell, didn’t ignore him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She invited him over twice a month. Each time, all he had to do was hold this sweet, soft princess and read books or chat a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for that… he earned 100,000 crowns a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Easier than lying down to make money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a client like this, even if she was the Demon King—or even an evil god—Felyn would still serve her with a smile!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, things hadn’t been this close from the start. It had taken Felyn a long time to earn Dorothy’s trust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He brought her a new gift every visit. He told a new story each time, sometimes from dusk all the way till dawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To better understand her preferences, he had written over 300,000 words of analysis. That was more than he’d written for any other client.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a princess who longed for a friend but could only find false ones through contracts, Felyn had taken her case to heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course… “a lot of money and not much work” helped too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had taken him six full months just to draw a little closer to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the year that followed, Dorothy slowly became more attached, sometimes even a bit clingy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felyn understood he wasn’t just playing the role of a friend. He was making up for the sense of security she had been denied as a child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he knew that, the first time Dorothy asked to be held, he never let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when his arms ached, even when they went numb, he held her—for the sake of healing that childhood wound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He worked hard to play the role of a big brother, helping her through her lonely life as a princess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Dorothy, she was like a heroine trapped in a tower… and Brother Felyn was the brave knight who had come to rescue her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Felyn, I just remembered. I have something for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorothy opened her eyes. Under the moonlight, her violet gaze still held the purity of youth, but there was a subtle, growing maturity as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She walked to her vanity and pulled out a small box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You have something for me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mhm!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorothy smiled sweetly, lowering her head as she peeked up at him with anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felyn took the box and opened it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Cookies?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the bag were homemade cookies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For me?” he asked, pleasantly surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mhm! I baked them myself just for Brother Felyn tonight!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under her expectant gaze, Felyn took one and popped it into his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprisingly… delicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These are amazing! You could be the Cookie Princess from now on.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I thought Brother Felyn must get really tired coming to see me so late. So I wanted to give you something.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at her innocent, angelic smile, something long-dormant in Felyn’s heart stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An angel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To think a client like this even existed—this had to be a blessing from his previous life!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorothy snuggled back into his lap, lifting another cookie to his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All Felyn had to do now was open up. Dorothy even wiped his mouth gently with her personal handkerchief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Felyn, it all felt like a pretend game—like Dorothy was playing house, enjoying taking care of others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except she was paying to do it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did he get this lucky? Maybe he should let her slap him once or twice to ease the guilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he didn’t notice was that Dorothy sneakily swiped a crumb from his lips with her pinky and popped it into her mouth while he wasn’t looking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor did he notice the deepening violet in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had glanced down at that moment, he might have seen that her eyes now glowed with the exact hue of the Empire’s highest-grade magic crystals—those said to come from the Demon King himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was said that the Demon King’s eyes were purple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could say what emotions lay behind that deep, glowing violet?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Felyn, I met Lady Zervanie today.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh? What did you think of her?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She was just as beautiful as her posters. Her smile felt really healing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felyn stroked her head again, unable to stop his hand from lingering on that soft hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zervanie’s like that. You two would probably get along.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Zervanie would never show anyone her true self. In front of Dorothy, she’d be perfectly flawless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you think Lady Zervanie would like me?” Dorothy turned around in his lap, facing him now, her cheek pressed against his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re calling her Lady Zervanie now? You’re a princess, remember?” Felyn chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Being a princess is kind of annoying…” Dorothy muttered. “But I don’t hate being me now. Because only by being a princess can I… can I…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Can I be with Brother Felyn forever.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Can I stay in Brother Felyn’s arms forever.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her breathing slowed. Felyn could feel her eyelids flutter once… then again… and then close completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looks like work’s done for tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gently lifted Dorothy and placed her on the bed, tucking the blanket over her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His contract ended at six in the morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until then, he figured he’d sleep quietly in the corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he passed the vanity, something caught his eye—his name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a report. A divine affinity assessment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at the bottom, in bold letters:Felyn – Affinity Score: -1.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felyn’s mind went blank for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did Dorothy have this report? She already knew he’d come to the capital?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then… Why hadn’t she said anything?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a purple glow—dark and chaotic—spread across the wall like grasping tendrils, swallowing the shadow of Felyn’s reflection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cloying, sickly-sweet scent thickened the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felyn’s heart skipped a beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorothy was sitting up in bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her shoulder strap had slipped down, revealing a snow-white shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes gleamed with an emotion Felyn had never seen before. She bit her lip and smiled at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Felyn… You found out, huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lifted the blanket and swung her pale leg down, tracing a slow, enticing arc before her foot touched the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“D-Dorothy? I thought you were asleep…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felyn’s voice faltered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Felyn, I’ve been waiting all night for you to explain yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1657,"2026-06-09T04:36:14.213Z",1,"novelbin.me","b8958c0b51d82de59a2670512a534102b2a6fd95760e1f333563239066b79fc8","shut-up-young-lady-obediently-hand-over-the-mone-chapter-160","shut-up-young-lady-obediently-hand-over-the-mone-chapter-158",727,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fshut-up-young-lady-obediently-hand-over-the-mone-cover.jpg"]